diff --git a/lib/gssapi/gssapi.h b/lib/gssapi/gssapi.h
index be0f4f8e0..b2cef3a9a 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/gssapi.h
+++ b/lib/gssapi/gssapi.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
+ * Copyright (c) 1997 - 2000 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
  * (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden). 
  * All rights reserved. 
  *
@@ -298,6 +298,10 @@ extern gss_OID GSS_KRB5_NT_STRING_UID_NAME;
 
 extern gss_OID GSS_KRB5_MECHANISM;
 
+/* for compatibility with MIT api 8/
+
+#define gss_mech_krb5 GSS_KRB5_MECHANISM
+
 /* Major status codes */
 
 #define GSS_S_COMPLETE 0
diff --git a/lib/gssapi/krb5/gssapi.h b/lib/gssapi/krb5/gssapi.h
index be0f4f8e0..b2cef3a9a 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/krb5/gssapi.h
+++ b/lib/gssapi/krb5/gssapi.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
+ * Copyright (c) 1997 - 2000 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
  * (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden). 
  * All rights reserved. 
  *
@@ -298,6 +298,10 @@ extern gss_OID GSS_KRB5_NT_STRING_UID_NAME;
 
 extern gss_OID GSS_KRB5_MECHANISM;
 
+/* for compatibility with MIT api 8/
+
+#define gss_mech_krb5 GSS_KRB5_MECHANISM
+
 /* Major status codes */
 
 #define GSS_S_COMPLETE 0